Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-13
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good audience gathered at the
Memorial church last night to hear
Rev. DR.. Joseph Ward OF Yankton, Oak,
plead tor that usually despissd institn-
tion, q western college, and those
who heard his strong address must have
been convinced Of their usefulness. DIR.
Ward hhas been working his way east
the last six weeks, stopping here and
there to plead for his college Of Yankton
which is one Of the seven Endorsed by
the American college and educational co.
siety whose secretary is Rev. 5ssaph
.s i. ;.ssaA. - lAss4 &c. .s.:h coed
success and will remain east about six
weeks longer. He emphasized the fact
that his college had started from the
churches, was eminently ar institution
for the culture OF religious character,
and 80 had an important work before it.
Massachusetts stamps her character on
the western states by just such insi-
tusions as these, and they stand OF fall
on their merits. The location Of the
college in Yankton was decided on only
after long thought, and She results have
proved the wisdom Of the choice. The
first class will be graduated this year
and about 100 students now attend the
institution. An encouraging point in
the five years experience Of the college
is the noble men aud women who have
chosen to be its teachers. even at very
small salaries. The community in Da-
kota ia eminently Of q kind out OF which
3 college is o natural growth and such
81 institution will receive support.
While hardly any of the resldents are
worth over $4,000, men, women aad'chil
dren will deny themselves to help the
cause of education. The west can now
be conquered for christianity in 10 years
when 1t might take g centuary so gain,
the ground it once lost.
District court proceedings in the
Deadwood Times: The 8 Of. James
@. Witherspoon VS.. Charles Evans was
next moved both parties reported them
selves ready FOR trial. The case was o
peculiar one, q three cornered fight
from the send of. Before the fire
Witherspoon owned 9 house and lot ON
Sherman street; or owned what was
considered at that time, the lot. The
house was burned and Evans erected an
other house on the site, sold it TO other
parties End they To nthers. The bed
rock owners came in claiming bothhouae
andlnAsand5as there was nothing TO
fight fol, the case that has. been on the
docket for years, was either dismissed
of continued indefinitely. The case of
Witherspoon vs.. w. 7. Miller similar
case was then called, and tried by jury.
In this case Witherspoon owned.
as he supposed, the other house
and lot. The house was burned, and
Tom Miller under some kind of a oon-
tract erected q house that he afterwards
conveyed to Norton & Co, bed rock
owners. Plaintiff sued for ten
dollars rent in justice court. The
case was appealed and bonds
given, and for years has been
hanging fire. Plaintiff claimed rent for
the house and lot for two years. from the
time OF the FIRE mp to the time Of the
confirmation Of the bed rock patent title.
As in the CASE previously mentioned the
instructions to the Jury were written out
by tho attorneys and submitted to the
court. The Instructions Of defendants
attorney, Al. Plowman, were mostly
excluded, to which he excepted. as did
he also tosthe time, 10 minutes, granted
him by the coult in which:to make his
argument to the jury. HeIdeciIned say4
ing anything. The jury returned . veg
viot in favor of the plaintiff for $685. and
interest. anountiug in eli to $3.50.
Sioux Fails Prose- While Andrew
Thompson Of this city was in YlAnkton
acting as . petit juror at the United
States supreme court he attended a
dance, in company with q number Of
other people from different paris of the
territory, given by the inmates Of the
Yankton insane asylum. he says the
music. ,sas fnrn;sheds!!,y patients at the
asxiusn. The lsaassss.lths oTg1estra play
iipg with violin made by his own
hands, apd everything wa8 oafried on